Author: Albert Fong

Projectile Motion Challenge

Albert Fong 12, 12-1 Dynamics, Projectile , ,

Before Class Preparation:

In Class Groupwork:

  • Complete the measurements needed
  • Return steel ball
  • Complete solution sheet & submit (2 per group)
  • Perform challenge
  • Celebrate

After Class Practice:

  • CK12 Projectile Motion

Quiz – Projectiles

Albert Fong Kinematics, Projectile, Quiz

Before Class Preparation:

  • Finish projectiles self quizzes & CK12s
  • Get familiar with this equation solver

In Class Quiz:

  • Pre-quiz discussion: 15 minutes
  • Individual Quiz: 30 minutes
  • Use G.R.A.S.P. whenever possible
  • g=9.8 m/s/s
  • Draw pictures of scenarios!
  • Round all final answers to 3 sig figs.

Can you:

  • Deduce the path of a projectile
  • Solve for horizontal & vertical components of a projectile
  • Calculate (5) different quantities of projectile motion such as height, maximum height, range, time of flight

After quiz:

Making Standing Waves

Albert Fong 11-4 Waves, Group Work , , , ,

Before Class Preparation:

In Class Activity:

After Class Work:

Intro to Projectile Motion

Albert Fong 12, Projectile , ,

Before Class Preparation:

In Class Groupwork:

  • We are learning to use kinematic equations to solve problems related to the horizontal and vertical components of the motion of a projectile
    • Projectile Motion measurements exercise using your ruler
    • Projectile motion slides & PollEV discussion
  • Projectile Duration & Range Card Sort

After Class Practice:

  • Finish Projectile Duration & Range Card Sort
  • Edpuzzle: Intro to Projectile Motion
  • Video: Reused Rocket Launch!

Interference of Waves

Albert Fong 11-4 Waves, Group Work , , , ,

Before Class Preparation:

In Class Activity:

  • Google Form Group Work
  • Challenge: Don’t knock the cups over!
  • Explain and graphically illustrate the principle of superposition

After Class Work:

Speed of Waves

Albert Fong 11-4 Waves, Group Work, Properties , ,

Before Class Preparation:

  • Chromebook/Laptop for simulation and Google forms
  • What determines the speed of a wave?

In Class Activity:

  • Investigate the relationship between the wavelength, frequency, and speed of a wave, and solve related problems
    • Google Form Group Work:  Speed of waves

After Class Work:

Period & Frequency

Albert Fong 11-4 Waves, Properties

Before Class Preparation:

  • BYOD laptop or Chromebook
  • Make sure at least one person in your group has a metronome app
  • Print (or BYOD) & Read this worksheet

In Class Activity:

  • Metronome activity
  • Graph period (time btw beats) vs frequency (BPM) to determine the relationship
    • Time between beats (y) vs BPM (x)

After Class Work:

  • Check Google Classroom for CK12
  • A tutorial of mechanical waves here